The Trumpet Major - Wordsworth Classics - Paperback - Thomas Hardy
The Trumpet Major - Wordsworth Classics - Paperback - Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy's only historical novel, The Trumpet Major is set in Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars. He interweaves a compelling,…
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The Trumpet Major - Wordsworth Classics - Paperback - Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy's only historical novel, The Trumpet Major is set in Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars. He interweaves a compelling, bitter-sweet romantic love story of the rivalry of two brothers for the hand of the heroine Anne Garland, played out against the loves of a lively gallery of other characters. Hardy skilfully immerses us in the life of the day, making us feel the impact of historical events on the immemorial local way of life - the glamour of the coming of George III and his soldiery, fears of the press-gang and invasion, and the effect of distant but momentous events like the Battle of Trafalgar.
While there are elements of sadness and even tragedy, The Trumpet-Major shows Hardy's skills of story-telling, characterisation and description in a novel of vitality, comedy and warmth.
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